What color is #AFBCA9?

#AFBCA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBCA9?

The RGB value is 175, 188, 169: 175 red, 188 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBCA9?

The complementary color is #B6A9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBCA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBCA9 color

#AFBCA9 rgb(175, 188, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AFBCA9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.7% green and 66.3% blue (175, 188, 169).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#AFBCA9 color codes

HEX	`#AFBCA9`
RGB	`rgb(175, 188, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.79, -8.03, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.79, 11.39, 134.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.823, 47.945, 44.527)`
Decimal	`11517097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBCA9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AFBCA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBCA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AFBCA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbca9; }
.text { color: #afbca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 188 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbca9, #a9bcac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFBCA9?: #AFBCA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBCA9?: The RGB value is 175, 188, 169: 175 red, 188 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBCA9?: The complementary color is #B6A9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBCA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.